Multiple Nebraska developments spark 1925 activity in state
Fire damaged Belvidere business section. Omaha to gain three new million dollar theaters. Banks in Helvey liquidating. Central City poultry project 40 000. Lanham store theft 5 000 value. Burlington to replace steam with motor trains across Kearney AlRora Hastings. Proceeds from Schumann Heink concert to veterans fund. Wendall Sanderson named Broken Bow high principal. State Farm Lincoln to host Poultry Field Day. Roland Locke wins Missouri Valley sprint cup three times. Fremont elected H U T G Newton grand counselor. Lincoln hosts 75 000 theater project downtown. Jefferson County gravel project eyed. Civil War memorial slogan proposed. Fire injures three children, no burns. Ak-Sar-Ben track longest season. 300 horses. Highway costs 6.5 million. federal aid 3.49 million. Nebraska farmland sales lift 80 to 1040 per acre. Washington County fair to host official horse pulling contest. University Holstein record 20 453 pounds milk. Alliance buys Hemingford bank. Lincoln professor Fogg dies. McCook opens first egg cooperative. first car shipped under government standards. St Paul merchant Hoovers day off in 36 years. Fairfax Dashiell state champion extemporaneous speaker. Nebraska cattle sales. Dr May Flanagan prominent physician. Harvard bank seizure. Bank membership records rising in Nebraska.
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Central City
Thelves
Farmers’ Mercantile
Lanham
Gage County
Burlington Railroad
Kearney
Alrora
Hastings
Omaha
Wendall Sanderson
Fairmont High School
Broken Bow
Sarah Heitter
Lincoln
Roland Locke
Nebraska
Missouri Valley
H. G. Newton
Fremont
United Commercial Travelers of
Norfolk
F. Daily
Cambridge
Nebraska State Dental Society
Fred Griess
Sutton
Jefferson County
Fairbury
J. O. Moore
Milford
Davenport
G. G. Troxell
South Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ovening
Middle West
Nebraska State Highway Department
Nebraska Farm Mortgage Bankers Association
Falla City
Washington County
University of Nebraska
Collins
Ertex
University of Nebraska Dairy “Husbandry Department
First State Bank
Alliance
Farmers State Bank
Hemingford
M. M. Fogg
Lincoln General Hospital
Co-Operative Egg Association
McCook
New York
K. D. Hoover
St. Paul
Hamilton County
Fairfax Dashiell
Omaha Central High School
Oxford
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Boy Kills Immense Eagle Near Olson Home
Hartington-Leonard Olson aged 17 killed a large eagle in a grove near the Olson home about 13 miles southwest of here. The bird measured 40 inches from head to tail with a seven and a half foot wingspan, a prize that locals had failed to shoot for years.
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Hartington
Leonard Olson
Olaf Olson
Here
Olson
Narrow Escape From Death In Auto Gas Incident
Seven month old son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hazen living near here nearly died from asphyxiation when gas seeped through the auto floor as the parents drove to town. The baby was unconscious for 12 hours and revived after care by two physicians.
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Tecumseh
Floyd Hazen
Nebraska league adopts dividend cap for new stock
The Nebraska league of savings and loan associations unanimously approves a limit on the maximum dividend rate for stock issued on or after July 1 this year. The rate shall not exceed five and a half percent per year with a plan to move toward a five percent basis soon.
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Omaha
Nebraska League of Savings and Loan Associations
Heavy Hens Record Sells for $23.04 in Poultry Deal
Susie Buchanan, a poultry claims specialist, set a heavy hens record by selling 14 birds to a Randolph buyer at an average price of 1.71 each. Four hens weighed about 9 12 pounds, and the total sale brought 23.04.
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McLean
Susie Buchanan
Randolph
Twelve Year Old Wins D A R Gold Medal in Geneva
Walter Potter, 12, of rural district 55 wins the Stephen Bennett chapter D A R gold medal in Geneva for the highest grade in U S history in county schools.
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Geneva
Stephen Bennett
Fairmont
Walter Potter
United States
Ex-Soldier Becomes Publisher of DeWitt Times News
Robert Danley, formerly with the Beatrice paper, has purchased the DeWitt Times News from the late Representative Edgar Rossiter. He will run the paper with assistance from his wife Mrs Danley.
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Beatrice
Robert Danley
Crete News
DeWitt Times- News
Edgar Rossiter
Danley
Mothers Vacation Camp at Arlington to Run June 22 25
A Mothers Vacation Camp will be held in Arlington from June 22 to 25. Guests will be mothers from Washington Douglas Dodge Colfax and Saunders counties, with Miss Mary Ellen Brown of the state agricultural college in charge.
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Arlington Wahoo
Arlington
Washington, Douglas, Dodge, Colfax
Saunders Counties
Mary Ellen Brown
The
State Agricultural College
Bolt of Lightning Revives 18-Month-Old Ashton
An infant identified as 18 month old Ashton Grudzi kinki was struck by a bolt of lightning from a clear sky near a disconnected telephone. Parents found him unresponsive, a physician rushed to the scene and revived the child.
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Ashton
Arnold Grudzinki
Beatrice High School Veteran Aide Principal Sidelined
Miss Juletin Rawles longtime Beatrice High School assistant principal is hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. She is believed to hold the state record for continuous service in a single school after forty two years in Beatrice.
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Beatrice
Juletin Rawles
Beatrice High School
Coyotes Pups Captured Near Steinauer by Local Residents
Louise Gottula and Arthur Grable dug out a den in a ditch near here and captured 10 coyote pups. Gottula brought the pups to Pawnee City and collected a $20 bounty from the County Clerk.
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Steinauer
Louise Gottula
Arthur Grable
Mr. Gottula
Pawnee City
Ioch
Rural Lighting Company Organized in Lincoln
Nine Arapahoe business men invest 50000 dollars to form Rural Lighting Company with Glenn A. Harvey as president. The funding buys equipment to extend rural electric service.
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Lincoln
Arapahoe
Glenn A. Harvey
Weather Kite Flying Discontinued at Omaha Observation Site
Weather observation at Drexel ends after ten years of record keeping. Equipment moves to Fort Crook where observation continues using hydrogen balloons for data collection.
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Omaha
Drexel
Fort Crook
Texas Cattle Train to Load for Market Sale
A 16 car train of Texas cattle arrives to fatten for market. This marks the third cattle shipment to this section this spring.
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R Alliance
Child Drowns In Water Tank Near Beatrice
Beatrice reports the drowning of 19 month old Beatrice girl daughter of Mrs Sophia Fritzen eight miles east of Beatrice after she fell into a water tank containing about a foot of water.
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Beatrice
Sophia Fritzen
Bridgeport Plans Historic Pageant During Commencement Week
The historic pageant of Bridgeport will be staged May 27 in city park as part of the commencement week program. About 300 students and teachers will participate in the production.
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Bridgeport
City Park
Hartington-Martin Nelson Plants 2000 Trees in a Day Farm Event
Cedar county treasurer Hartington-Martin Nelson and a five man crew planted two thousand trees in a single day on his farm a few miles east of here.
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Hartington
Martin Nelson
Cedar County
Here
Cornerstone Laying for Red Willow County Court House
Red Willow county commissioners assign Chris Hansen Post No 203 American Legion to supervise the cornerstone ceremony as construction proceeds. The Hansen post claims a 600 percent membership rise, competing with Aurora Illinois post for a world record.
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McCook
Red Willow County
Chris Hansen
American Legion
Court House
America
Aurora, Ill
Tailored headwear joins fashion hat variety in 1926
Julia Bottomley notes a spring shift in millinery and suits as women demand diverse hat shapes and feminine tailored outfits. New materials like straw, velvet, and satin appear with vivid colors. classics mix with bold, lightweight ensembles led by updated tailleur styles and accessories.
Home style salads and breads from a kitchen guide
Reading lists a menu of salad ideas and breads including Banana Cheese Salad Tomato Jelly Salad Stuffed Tomatoes Mutton Broth Popovers and several bread recipes Whole Wheat Nut Bread Luncheon Rolls Maryland Beaten Biscuite Plain Sponge Cake and Sponge Drops are described with measurements steps and serving suggestions in a mid sized home cooking instruction piece.
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Maryland
Be irut the Pearl of the Levant's Summer Life and Past
Prepared by the National Geographic Society Be irut is described as a coastal metropolis in the Syrian mandate serving French military needs. The article paints its geography sunsets and mountains, landmarks like Ras Beirut Pigeon Rocks and Damascene cog railway, and notes its colleges American presses and mosques and a busy social life with both Christian and Moslem communities. It highlights tourism pilgrimage routes, summer resorts, and the city’s evolving modern face after wartime reconstruction.
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Damascus
Beirut
Baalbek
Dog River
American Press
Ras Beirut
Mecca
Palestine
Holy Land
Belting Ribbon Hats Lead Spring Fashion Trends
Bright spring fashion features the popular belting ribbon hat with a high crown and vivid colors. Satin pillow muff with beaver ends pairs with feather collars and plumed muffs, creating coordinated accessories for the season.
New Fur Lined Ensemble Unveiled in Paris Fashion
A Paris fashion news item describes a new ensemble featuring neckpieces and muffs not entirely in fur. One piece is a black satin cravat with a beaver tabot, forming a distinctive, coordinated set.
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Paris
Handkerchief Squares Accent Pastel Frock Trend
Squares large enough to wrap the neck are worn to add contrast to the pastel frock in vogue. The accessory highlights a popular styling moment as the fashion item gains prominence.
United States Produces Five Percent of World Automobiles
United States output accounts for about five percent of the globe's automobile production. Analysts note shifts in industry capacity and demand affecting export volumes.
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United States
Escaped Huguenot Bernard Palissy Won Exemption
Bernard Palissy a noted Huguenot of the sixteenth century was spared during St Bartholomew's Day by Catherine de Medici due to his work decorating the palace gardens in Paris.
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Bernard Palissy
St. Bartholomew's Day
Catherine de Medici
sCutleries Palace
Paris
The Richest Man Quotes on Simplicity and Integrity
A concise aphorism attributed to Henry Ward Beecher emphasizes that true prosperity comes from simplicity honesty truthfulness purity and fidelity regardless of wealth or poverty.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Thirteen Exposed to Polar Daylight on Nova Zemlya Island
Thirteen people living through the polar night at the Far North station on Nova Zemlya Island 650 miles north of the Arctic Circle report daylight returning after three months. They plan no relief until the ice breaks late summer and will resume duties next winter. Their chief pastime was hitching up dogs to hunt sea lions and bears as bears slipped away in darkness. Logs from the Yenisei and Ob rivers carried north in summer helped keep the camp warm.
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Arctic Circle
Novazemlya-island
Sion
Yenesei
Musk Ox Fight Stance Formed Upon Scented Danger
Musk oxen in Canada position themselves in compact lines when sensing danger, facing their foe with military-like readiness and stamina. The display resembles a disciplined regiment preparing for attack.
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Canada
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Helvey
Busi
May L. Flanagan
Nebraska Association of Medical Women
State Bank Guaranteed Fund Commission
Union State Bank
Harvard
Kirk Griggs
State Bank
J. R. Kinder
Madison
Texas
Maine
California
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Thom
Trine
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Tyre
Sidon
Tripoli
Alexandretta
Seleucia
Berytus
Naples
St. George
Point of
Deep Blue Bay
Robert College
Roumeli Hissar
Constantinople
Bosporus
Lebanon
Albion
Monte Carlo
Aleih
Suk-el- Charb
Mt. Lebanon
Musk
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